Dear Anne,

How frustrating for you! In my opinion there is only one person you need
to convince...your nurse manager. Until you get her on your side you
have little recourse.

What are her qualifications anyway? If she is a Women's Health
specialist or a Neonatal specialist, she has no business telling you
what you are doing is controversial. It is not controversial.

Her management approach is what is controversial. Does she care about
the health of women and children or not? Is it time to do some peer
review for her? Maybe someone who reviews her needs to know how outdated
her knowledge is.

Susan Keith-Hergert RN, MS, CPN, IBCLC